Articles on Revival & Missions
Revival is not a program or a passing feeling — it is God reviving his own people, and the overflow has always been mission. These readings look honestly at both: what genuine revival is and how it comes, why it always begins with repentance, and how the same fire has carried the gospel to the ends of the earth. They are for anyone who longs to see God move and wants to understand what to pray for and what to expect. Each short reading opens the theme and sends you on to a classic — Edwards, Finney, the great missionary lives — worth reading in full, free.
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A Retrospect by Hudson Taylor: Summary and Study Guide
A reader's study guide to Hudson Taylor's A Retrospect: his conversion, his call to China, the answered prayers that taught him faith, and the founding of the China Inland Mission — with themes, reflection questions, and the free full text.
An Autobiography by Amanda Berry Smith: Summary and Study Guide
A summary and reader’s study guide to Amanda Berry Smith’s An Autobiography — the story of a formerly enslaved woman turned worldwide holiness evangelist, with themes, reading tips, and reflection questions.
Finney’s Lectures on Revivals of Religion: A Study Guide
A reader’s study guide to Charles Finney’s Lectures on Revivals of Religion: what a revival is, how it comes, the new-measures controversy, key themes, quotes, discernment, and reflection questions. Read the full text free on Ochorus.
Religious Experience and Journal: Summary & Study Guide
A summary and reader’s study guide to Jarena Lee’s Religious Experience and Journal — the first woman authorized to preach in the AME Church tells her own story, with its themes, reading tips, and reflection questions.
The Life, Experience, and Gospel Labours of Richard Allen: Summary & Study Guide
A reader's study guide and summary of Richard Allen's autobiography — his path from slavery to founding the AME Church, its themes of conversion, dignity, and justice, with reflection questions. Read the full text free on Ochorus.
Things as They Are by Amy Carmichael: Summary and Study Guide
A reader’s study guide to Amy Carmichael’s Things as They Are: her unvarnished account of mission work in south India, its themes of costly obedience, intercession, spiritual darkness, and love for the temple children, with reflection questions.
What Is Revival, and How Does It Begin?
Revival is God reviving his own people. Here is what revival actually is, what Scripture says about how it comes, and the lessons of one great awakening.
What Is the Great Commission — and Does It Apply to Me?
Jesus' last command was to make disciples of all nations. Here is what the Great Commission is, what it means, and why it is a task for every Christian — not just missionaries.
How to Pray for Revival
Every revival is born in prayer. Here is how to pray for revival — united, persistent, honest, and God-centred — and to keep praying until he comes.
The Marks of a True Revival
Not everything that calls itself revival is the real thing. Here are the Scriptural marks by which to tell a true revival from a passing excitement.
What Was the Great Awakening?
The Great Awakening was a sweeping revival of the 1730s and 1740s. Here is what happened, the preachers God used, and what it still teaches us about revival.
Personal Revival: How God Revives a Cold Heart
Before God revives a people, he revives a heart. If your love for Christ has cooled, here is how a cold heart grows cold — and how God warms it again.
Revival and Repentance: Breaking Up the Fallow Ground
Before the rain of the Spirit falls, the hard ground of the heart must be broken up. Why revival tarries, and how a people prepares itself through repentance.
How to Share Your Faith
Evangelism is the joy of every believer, not a task for experts. Here is how to share your faith naturally — through a changed life, your own story, and the good news of Jesus.
The Life and Diary of David Brainerd: A Guide
The journal of a young missionary who spent his life for God and died at 29. A guide to Brainerd’s diary — his hunger for God, his passion for souls, and how to read it.